John Coleridge Patteson: The 4 Challenges
I was talking about missionary work with one of my college students recently, specifically about the shadow side of missions.
Saints
You can’t get there from here…
I’m inspired by Aidan’s commitment to share the good news of Jesus Christ to people who needed to hear the message of salvation.
Margaret, Margaret, and Anne: Heroes of the Reformation
It is a sad historical irony that the religion we built as a response to someone whose second commandment is “Love one another as I have loved you” has, over the centuries, divided us violently, often to the point of killing each other.
John the Baptist: The Righteous Hero
John the Baptist is one of my heroes because he pointed to Christ.
Augustine of Hippo: Storymaker of the Past
Our story today is about a man named Augustine, who did many things he was not supposed to do, just like all of us. YET… God worked through Augustine and his words to change the lives of many people, just like God works in our lives.
Parenting, Saints
Saying Yes to Bearing God in the World
Isn’t it the fundamental call of all Christians to take on the role of God-bearer?
Jonathan Daniels and Risking One’s Life for the Gospel
I like many have begun, far later than I have an excuse for, to reckon with the history of what I once called home.
Mary, Adoption, and Divinity
As time went by, I found myself growing bitter toward Mary. She was a woman, but she had no idea what it was to pray for a baby and then not be able to conceive one. She received divine intervention without even asking for it.
Clare of Assisi’s Longing to Be Close to God
As I write, my current circumstances are probably as different as could be imagined from Clare on her bed of not-even-straw.
Witnessing Christ through Acts of Service
When have you experienced the good news of Christ through serving others?
